Obj. ID: 45781
Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts Ketubah, Yazd, 1855
The following description was prepared by William Gross:
The Yazd form of the Ketubah is quite recognizable among Persian marriage contracts. The tree with birds or some other animal on the two sides is the standard decoration. The birds, when they were complete, were of a more elaborate form than ususal and the use of deer in addition makes this Ketubah distinct from most others. The reason is perhaps the relatively early date of the document. This wedding took place on August 31, 1855 (17 Elul 5615).
Bride: Avigail bat Mari
Groom: Moshe ben Yitzhak Hacohen
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sub-set tree:
Sabar, Shalom, “The Illustrated Ketubbah in Iran,” in Haim Saadoun, ed., Jewish Communities in the East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century: Iran (Jerusalem: Ministry of Education and Ben-Zvi Institute, 2006), 187-194 (Hebrew), https://www.academia.edu/37491283/Shalom_Sabar_The_Illustrated_Ketubbah_in_Iran_in_Haim_Saadoun_ed_Jewish_Communities_in_the_East_in_the_Nineteenth_and_Twentieth_Century_Iran_Jerusalem_Ministry_of_Education_and_Ben_Zvi_Institute_2006_187_194_Hebrew_ (accessed June 11, 2023)